Meeting with an initiative group of parents of Kazakhstanis who left for areas of terrorist activity held at the Ministry of Social Development

Vice Minister of Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Berik Aryn met with an initiative group of parents whose children left for the terrorist activity zones (Syrian-Iraqi zone).

During the meeting, it was noted that President of Kazakhstan N.A. Nazarbayev paid great attention to returning Kazakhstani citizens to their homeland.

On January, 9 this year the head of state made a statement on the completion of the humanitarian operation for evacuation of Kazakhstani citizens from Syria. As a result of the humanitarian operation, 47 citizens of Kazakhstan (6 men, 11 women and 30 children) were evacuated from Syria.

Vice Minister B. Aryn noted that work on the return of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan from the conflict zone and their social rehabilitation will be continued with the participation of all interested state bodies and non-governmental organizations.

Currently, citizens who have returned to our country receive necessary medical, rehabilitation, adaptation, and other assistance at the adaptation center.

Recall that on November 21, 2018, in the course of a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Social Development, a “Contact Group” was created to address the issues of returning and adapting Kazakhstanis, which included representatives of interested governmental bodies and the parent committee. The contact group compiled a list of citizens, including children abroad, which was transferred to the relevant competent authorities.